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Animal Welfare Publications,

Guidance Documents, and Forms

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Are you part of our regulated community or looking to learn more? We offer many

publications and guidance documents on the Animal Welfare Act and related topics.

Here, you'll also find forms for current licensees and registrants.

Animal Care Aids

These documents give easy-to-understand information to aid our regulated

community and anyone who cares for animals in providing humane care.

Last

Updated Document Topic

2019-08

Keeping Animals Safe During Emergencies (441.05

KB)

Emergency

Preparedness

2018-07 Canine Periodontal Disease (PD) (473.55 KB) Dogs

2018-06

Preventive Care for Periodontal Disease (PD) in

Dogs (315.87 KB) Dogs

2018-06 Coat Care: Preventing Matted Hair (506.49 KB) Dogs

2019-06

Maternal Stress and Puppy Development (340.42

KB) Dogs
Last

Updated Document Topic

2019-06 Early Rearing Environment (549.17 KB) Dogs

2019-06 Socialization (616.08 KB) Dogs

2019-06

Identifying Healthy and Unhealthy Skin in Dogs

(592.91 KB) Dogs

2019-06 Common Skin Disorders in Dogs (434.5 KB) Dogs

2021-05 Flea Control for Dogs (326.18 KB) Dogs

2021-05 Heartworm Disease in Dogs (287.91 KB) Dogs

2021-05 Intestinal Parasites in Dogs (375.16 KB) Dogs

2022-06

Minimum Space Requirements for Dogs (779.51

KB) Dogs

2023-06 Guinea Pig Eye Health (766.32 KB) Guinea Pigs

2023-06 Guinea Pig Skin Disease  (343.13 KB) Guinea Pigs

2020-07

Clean Housing is Vital to Guinea Pig Health (506.47

KB) Guinea Pigs

2020-07

Guinea Pigs Do Best When Housed at the Right

Temperature (657.57 KB) Guinea Pigs

2020-07

Minimizing Stress Helps Keep Guinea Pigs Healthy

(581.83 KB) Guinea Pigs

2018-10

Options for Meeting Social Needs of Primates

(265.87 KB) Primates

2018-10

Primates: Natural Social Groupings and

Compatibility (229.5 KB) Primates

2018-10

Supporting Natural Behaviors in Primates (332.49

KB) Primates

2019-06 Enrichment Devices for Primates (471.14 KB) Primates

2018-10

Primates: Special Needs of Infants and Young

Juveniles (268.33 KB) Primates

2018-10

Special Needs of Primates Showing Signs of

Psychological Distress (188.41 KB) Primates

2018-10

Special Needs of Primates With Research

Restrictions (228.89 KB) Primates
Last

Updated Document Topic

2018-10

Special Needs of Primates Unable To See or Hear

Other Primates (278.78 KB) Primates

2018-10 Primates: Special Needs of Great Apes (253.47 KB) Primates

2018-10 Bear Nutrition and Winter Lethargy (296.83 KB) Bears

2018-10 Bear Husbandry and Habitat (376.56 KB) Bears

2018-10 Veterinary Care for Bears (256.19 KB) Bears

2018-10 Environmental Enrichment for Bears (352.98 KB) Bears

2019-04 Feeding Nondomestic Cats (652.18 KB) Nondomestic Cats

2019-04

Metabolic Bone Disease in Nondomestic Cats

(582.32 KB) Nondomestic Cats

2019-04

Tips and Calculations: Adding Calcium to Boneless

Meat Diets for Nondomestic Cats (475.54 KB) Nondomestic Cats

2020-01 Daily Observations: Physical Health (185.78 KB) Regulated Animals

2020-01 Daily Observations: Behavior (234.47 KB) Regulated Animals

2021-01

Tips for Shelter and Housing at Drive-Through

Animal Parks (346.11 KB)

Drive-Through

Animal Parks

2020-05

Public Feeding of Animals in Petting Zoos and

Other Settings (324.31 KB) Petting Zoos

2019-11 Protecting Giraffes in Cold Weather (598.35 KB) Giraffes

2018-10 Semi-Aquatic Animals (295.23 KB) Semi-Aquatic

Animals

2018-10 Mammals That Fly or Glide (267.35 KB) Flying or Gliding

Mammals

2021-04 Feeding Two-Toed Sloths (395.79 KB) Sloths

2021-04 Housing Two-Toed Sloths (536.37 KB) Sloths

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Tech Notes and Other Publications

These documents offer easy-to-understand guidance to help current licensees and

registrants provide humane care to their animals, comply with all AWA regulations,

and understand the inspection process.
Last

Updated

Date

Document Topic Document

Type

2023-02

Licensing and Registration Under the

Animal Welfare Act: Guidelines for Dealers,

Exhibitors, Transporters, and Researchers 

(187.97 KB)(Gray Book)

Licensing Booklet

2022-08

Identification and Recordkeeping

Requirements for Dogs and Cats (530.37

KB)

Dogs and Cats Tech Note

2022-05

Guidance for Zoos and Captive Wildlife

Facilities: Protecting Birds From Highly

Pathogenic Avian Influenza (552.5 KB)

Birds Factsheet

2022-04

Inspection Report Appeals Process (1.14

MB) Inspections Tech Note

2022-02 Daily Observation (1.43 MB) Daily Animal

Observation Tech Note

2021-04 The Attending Veterinarian (498.42 KB) Attending

Veterinarian Tech Note

2023-04 Attempted Inspections (879.94 KB) Inspections Tech Note

2016-08

Brucellosis and Dog Kennels: What

Breeders Need to Know (3 MB) Dogs Brochure

2015-10

Best Practices for Brucella canis Prevention

and Control in Dog Breeding Facilities

(350.78 KB)

Dogs Booklet

2022-05

Handling and Husbandry of Neonatal

Nondomestic Cats (1.16 MB)

Nondomestic

cats

Tech Note

2022-01

Research With Free-Living Wild Animals in

Their Natural Habitat and the Animal

Welfare Act (1.12 MB)

Research Tech Note

2022-07

Temperature Requirements for Dogs

(940.3 KB) Dogs Tech Note

2022-03

Minimum Age Requirements for

Transporting Dogs and Cats in Commerce

(773.88 KB)

Dogs and Cats Tech Note
Last

Updated

Date

Document Topic Document

Type

2022-06

Minimum Space Requirements for Dogs

(775.44 KB) Dogs Tech Note

2022-06

Licensing Changes Under the 2020

Licensing Rule (1022.08 KB) Licensing Tech Note

2022-05

Veterinary Care Changes Under the 2020

Licensing Rule (851.44 KB) Licensing Tech Note

2022-03

Development Guide: Contingency Plans for

Emergencies (1.12 MB)

Contingency

Plans Tech Note

2022-03

Quick Reference: Contingency Plans for

Emergencies (569 KB)

Contingency

Plans Tech Note

2022-03

Protecting Captive Wild Birds From Highly

Pathogenic Avian Influenza (241.05 KB) Birds Tech Note

2021-04

Live Dog Import Permit Requirements

Under the Animal Welfare Act (393.64 KB) Dogs Tech Note

2018-11

Questions and Answers: Dog Activities

Requiring a USDA License/Registration

(698.97 KB)

Dogs Tech Note

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Forms

Below are forms for current licensees and registrants.

Last

Updated Document Form Number

2018-04 Program of Veterinary Care APHIS Form 7002

2022-03 Program of Veterinary Care for Dogs APHIS Form

7002A

2020-11 Record of Acquisition of Dogs and Cats APHIS Form 7005

2021-05 Record of Disposition of Dogs and Cats APHIS Form 7006

(166.53 KB)
Last

Updated Document Form Number

2021-05

Continuation Sheet for Record of Disposition of Dogs

and Cats

APHIS Form

7006A (158.04

KB)

2020-01 Itinerary of Exhibition With Overnight Travel APHIS Form 7010

(1.14 MB)

2020-01

Continuation Sheet for Itinerary of Exhibition With

Overnight Travel

APHIS Form

7010A (1.14 MB)

2020-08 Exercise Plan for Dogs APHIS Form 7013

(132.79 KB)

2020-11

Record of Animals On-Hand (Other Than Dogs and

Cats) APHIS Form 7019

2020-11

Record of Acquisition, Disposition or Transport of

Animals (Other Than Dogs and Cats)

APHIS Form 7020

(153.23 KB)

2020-11

Continuation Sheet for Record of Acquisition,

Disposition or Transport of Animals (Other Than Dogs

and Cats)

APHIS Form

7020A (195.29

KB)

2020-11

Environment Enhancement Program for Nonhuman

Primates

APHIS Form 7050

(258.72 KB)

2021-05 Contingency Planning Program APHIS Form 7093

(268.77 KB)

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Animal Welfare Regulations

Animal Care operates in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse

Protection Act. Find out more about those regulations below.

Animal Welfare Act and Regulations 

(PDF, 3.67 MB)

(also known as the "Blue Book")

Horse Protection Act